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Perenco Marks First Exploration Success Offshore Congo in Three Decades

May 21, 2024

Muanda International Oil Company (MIOC), Perenco’s Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) subsidiary, has drilled two exploration wells to date in 2024, making the first exploration discovery offshore the country in almost thirty years.Using…

BW Energy Strikes Oil in Northern Flank of Gabon’s Hibiscus Field

May 21, 2024

BW Energy has made a ‘substantial’ oil discovery with good reservoir quality in the DHIBM-7P pilot well drilled to appraise the northern flank of the Hibiscus field, offshore Gabon.BW Energy said it plans to complete the well as a production well later in 2024…

TotalEnergies Makes FID for Kaminho Deepwater Project Offshore Angola

May 21, 2024

TotalEnergies, along with its partners Petronas and Sonangol, has made a Final Investment Decision (FID) for the Kaminho project to develop the Cameia and Golfinho fields offshore Angola.Located 100 km off the coast of Angola in 1,700 m water-depth…

Expro Wraps Up Five-Well Subsea Job in Australia

May 20, 2024

U.S.-based oilfield services provider Expro has completed a five-well subsea job in Australia, marking also a milestone in using its SeaCure cementing technology.Expro completed the 100th SeaCure as part of a project in Australia consisting of a five-well subsea batch campaign…

US Drillers Add Oil and Gas Rigs for First Time in Four Weeks

May 20, 2024

U.S. energy firms this week added oil and natural gas rigs for the first time in four weeks, energy services firm Baker Hughes said in its closely followed report on Friday.The oil and gas rig count, an early indicator of future output, rose by one to 604 in the week to May 17…

North Sea Energy Firms Look Beyond UK After Tax Squeeze

May 20, 2024

North Sea oil and gas producers are merging and shifting overseas as Britain's windfall tax slashes profits and as the opposition Labour Party threatens more tax if it wins the next general election.The change of strategy could accelerate the decline of domestic production…

Sapura Ônix Heads to Atlanta Field to Install Subsea Equipment

May 20, 2024

The specialized vessel Sapura Ônix is on its way to Atlanta Field in Santos Basin, offshore Brazil, where it will carry out the installation of subsea equipment to support the oil production, targeted for August 2024.Brazilian oil and gas company…

Serica Energy Gets Go-Ahead to Develop Belinda Field

May 20, 2024

UK-based oil firm Serica Energy has received final approval from the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) to develop its fully owned and operated Belinda field in the North Sea.The field will be tied back to the Triton FPSO following the drilling…

Esgian Week 20 Report: Update on Saudi Suspensions

May 19, 2024

Esgian provides an update on Saudi suspensions in its Week 20 Rig Analytics Market Roundup.Report SummaryContractsDrilling contractor Arabian Drilling confirmed that the suspension of three contracts for its jackups with Saudi Aramco have yet…

Norway's Wealth Fund Asks Shell for More Climate Policy Details

May 17, 2024

Norway's $1.6 trillion sovereign wealth fund urged Shell on Friday to give investors more information about its revised climate targets, but said it would not back a call by a group of 27 shareholders for the oil company to strengthen those targets…

Australia's Carnarvon Energy Seeks Bids for Company or Asset Sale

May 17, 2024

Australian oil and gas explorer Carnarvon Energy is seeking a buyer for the company or its assets, including its share in the Dorado oil field co-owned with local producer Santos, a document prepared by adviser JPMorgan showed.The company's strategic review…

Saipem Secures $850M Contract from Eni-BP Joint Venture Offshore Angola

May 17, 2024

Italian offshore energy services firm Saipem has secured a contract from Azule Energy, a joint venture between Eni and BP, for the development of Ndungu field as part of Agogo Integrated West Hub Project, offshore Angola.Saipem’s scope of work entails the engineering…

Anchoring Ops for FPSO Atlanta Start Offshore Brazil

May 16, 2024

Oil and gas company Enauta has started anchoring operations for the floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit Atlanta in Santos Basin, offshore Brazil.As planned, the FPSO Atlanta arrived at Atlanta Field in Santos Basin on May 11…

DNO Completes Acquisition of Stake in UK’s Arran Field

May 16, 2024

DNO, the Norwegian oil and gas operator, has completed the acquisition of a 25% interest in the Arran field on the UK Continental Shelf from ONE-Dyas E&P.The field is operated by Shell UK (44.57%) and was brought on stream in 2021 as a subsea tie-back to the Shell-operated Shearwater A platform…

Diamond Offshore Nets $350M for Ocean BlackHawk Drillship Contract Extension

May 16, 2024

U.S.-based offshore drilling company Diamond Offshore has secured a contract extension with Anadarko Petroleum, a wholly owned subsidiary of Occidental, for Ocean BlackHawk drillship in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.The two-year contract extension…

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